Comparison of the Analgesic Effects of Acupuncture and Modulated Electroanalgesia in Cold Induced Pain

PHASE1/PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

82

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2011

Primary Completion Date

August 31, 2011

Study Completion Date

October 31, 2011

Conditions
Cold Exposure
Interventions
DEVICE

Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

Tens at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using TENS stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)

DEVICE

Interferential Current

Interferential Current (IC) at 4Hz and 100 Hz will be delivered using IC stimulator (Ibramed/Neurodyn-São Paulo, Brazil)

PROCEDURE

Manual Acupuncture

Manual acupuncture will be delivered with sterile needles for each subject in the acupoint TA5 and CS6 localized in the dominant forearm.

Trial Locations (1)

64202-020

Fuad Ahmad Hazime, Parnaíba

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Universidade Federal do Piauí

OTHER

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